I recently read that the National Retail Federation projects parents will pay on average, $970 for back-to-school expenses. “Back to School” shopping is the second largest retail shopping season next to Christmas. So if each family spends roughly $1000 annually, we are up to 13,000 on average from Kindergarten to 12th grade! Ouch! Want to […]

My neighbor Annie is the queen of growing radishes. I have never had good luck with them in my own garden, and she doesn’t even like them, so yes, you guessed it…. I am well-supplied with these lovely, spicy jewels! Radishes take me back to my childhood, and to one of my favorite beverages of […]

Have you noticed that Under Armour currently has a campaign going on, called “I’m Pretty __________” (you fill in the blanks to describe yourself.) It strives to educate people that women are not just pretty, they are “pretty amazing”, “pretty focused,”, etc. I understand UAs intent. After all, my friends and family can count on […]

There are a number of reasons I’m suggesting this, but the main one is this: It’s not very nice. It’s a label given to children who are very selective about what they eat. This can be for a number of reasons: a. They are uncomfortable with the sight, texture, smell or idea of this food – […]

Some of you may have noticed that the recipes in my blog and on my kitchen site are a little different from those of other food bloggers. For starters, I am not rigid about measurements of ingredients. I prefer to invite your creativity in the kitchen. After all, do you see the chefs on the Food Network measuring […]

Whether you are Irish or not, ’tis always fun to go “green” on St. Patrick’s Day. It’s also the perfect day to sneak Vitamin A-loaded green into your family’s diet! Enter the delicious St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Smoothie! (Click on the recipe title for the full recipe.) And after March 17th is over, we can call […]

What better surprise could there be on a cold winter day than a a package from my twin sister, Barbara! Inside was a small piece of our childhood food, a family tradition, a beloved dessert…. a slice of Polish coffeecake! No note, but knowing my twin well, she simply wanted to share. Yes, I poured […]

The highlight of the new 2015 Dietary Guidelines was seeing eggs set free from Food Rules Prison. They have been wrongfully accused for being “bad” in association with heart disease for way too long. Eggs are among the healthiest foods available. In recent years, many studies have shown the lack of correlation between egg consumption […]

Having played sports most of my life, I like to encourage others to give any game a try. When people say they are “uncoordinated” I question that – I tend to believe that with patient instruction and time, learning a new skill is within reach. This comes from my own experience teaching and coaching sports. Even when I taught the […]

Are you one to make New Year’s Resolutions? January 1st has that “clean slate” feel to it, so why not? Depending on how resolutions are made, people can be successful if goals are planned well and they have a good support system in place. In 2015, these were the Top Ten New Year’s Resolutions: TOP […]

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